Kenneth B Gallery

Call to Artists!
Ink & Print 2018-19
West Coast Printmaking Exhibition

Entry Deadline: 9/1/18

Event Dates: 12/14/18 - 2/9/19

Learn More HERE:
Coos Art Museum
coosart.org
callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=5323

REQUIREMENTS:
All artists 18 years of age and older residing in the West Coast states of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington are invited to provide up to three submissions in one or more of the printmaking processes. Any and all themes of expression define the parameters of acceptable entries.

Printmaking Specifications and General Rules:
This exhibition will feature the fine art of printmaking, including the four traditional methods of intaglio, relief, screen print (stencil), and lithography, along with monotype, monoprint, combination of these methods.

Ink&Print 2018-19 West Coast Printmaking Exhibition: Alaska (AK), California (CA), Hawaii (HI), Oregon (OR), & Washington (WA) Call to Artists Printmaking Exhibition

Solvent Free Brush Cleaning by M Graham & Co.

To avoid solvents while cleaning, use Walnut Oil in place of turpentine or odorless mineral spirit. Walnut Oil removes color from the brush or tools as effectively as solvent. Walnut Oil is a natural vegetable oil that does not evaporate or remove essential oils.

To clean brushes while painting, keep two jars (one “dirty” and one “clean”) filled with Walnut Oil – a small piece of screening can be kept in the jar bottom to facilitate removal of color from the brush. As it becomes necessary to clean, dip your brush into the first jar of oil rubbing to dislodge any color and wipe the oil from the brush on the inside lip of the jar. Repeat a few times then dip the brush into the second jar to remove any remaining color. A final wipe on the inside jar lip to remove any leftover oil completes the process.

Since Walnut Oil is slow drying, the same method can be used at the end of the day. If the brushes are to be put aside for several days, a final washing in mild soap and water is recommended.

Friendly Reminder: Immediately after use, dispose of contaminated waste in a sealed, water filled metal container. If improperly discarded rags, steel wool or other waste may spontaneously combust when combined with vegetable drying oils and artists’ products made with them.

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